The Latest

CERAWeek: Energy Secretary Defends LNG Pause Amid Industry Outcry

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she expects the review of LNG exports to be in the “rearview mirror” by next year.

Hirs: SEC’s Enhanced Climate-related Disclosures Are Unnecessary—Even According to SEC

The SEC’s rationale for enhanced climate-disclosure rules is weak and contradictory, says Ed Hirs. 

Verdagy Awarded $39.6MM DOE Grant for Electrolyzer Production

Verdagy will use the Department of Energy grant to accelerate the manufacture of e-dynamic electrolyzers for green hydrogen solutions.

Hirs: LNG Plan is a Global Fail

Only by expanding U.S. LNG output can we provide the certainty that customers require to build new gas power plants, says Ed Hirs. 

Watson: Implications of LNG Pause

Critical questions remain for LNG on the heels of the Biden administration's pause on LNG export permits to non-Free Trade Agreement countries.

Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About NEPA, But Didn’t Know to Ask

The National Environmental Policy Act, signed into law by the Nixon administration, went years largely unchanged. Now with permitting reform at the forefront of today's energy needs, the NEPA landscape is evolving. 

SEC Adopts Climate Disclosure Rules in 3-2 Vote

The regulation requires companies to disclose Scope 1 and 2 emissions, weather-related risks and other climate-related data that could have a material business impact.

BWX Technologies Awarded $45B Contract to Manage Radioactive Cleanup

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management awarded nuclear technologies company BWX Technologies Inc. a contract worth up to $45 billion for environmental management at the Hanford Site.

US EPA Removes Existing Gas Plants From Proposed Carbon Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will exclude existing natural gas power plants from its proposed carbon regulations that it plans to finalize in April. 

NAPE: Turning Orphan Wells From a Hot Mess Into a Hot Opportunity

Certain orphaned wells across the U.S. could be plugged to earn carbon credits.